Paludibacterium

Akihiro Nakamura1, Jun Murakami2, Hitoshi Itohara3

  • 1Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Care, Tenri University, Tenri 632-0018, Nara, Japan.

Microorganisms
|February 27, 2026
PubMed
概括

一种新的细菌物种Paludibacterium flexuosum在日本的一名脊髓感染患者身上被发现. 这种格拉姆阴性细菌使用遗传测序和表型分析进行了鉴定,证实了它在Paludibacterium属中的独特地位.

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